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Patented Jan. 8, 18.95.

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MACHINE FOR PA RING BDGES OF BOOT 0R SHOE SOLES 0R HEELS.

Patented Jan; 8, 1895.

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O. H.& R. H. SOUTHALL. MACHINE FOR PARING BDGES OF BOOT OR SHOE SOLES OR HEELS.

No. 532,170. Pep-tented Jan. 8, 1895.

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0. H. & R. H. SOUTHALL MACHINE FOR PARING EDGES 0F BOOT OR SHOE SOLES 0R HEELS.

No. 532,170. I Patented Jan. 8, 1895.

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C. H. & R. H. SOUTHALL. MACHINE FOR PARING EDGES 0 'BOOT 0R SHOE so Es 0R HEEL-S.

No. 532,170. Patented Jan, 8, 18 9s.

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CHARLES HENRY SOUTIIALL AND ROBERT HEAP SOUTI-IALL, OF LEEDS,

ENGLAND.

MACHINE FOR PARING EDGES OF BOOT OR SHOE SOLES OR HEELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,170, dated January 8, 1895.

Application filed August 11,1893. Serial No.482,885 (No model.) Patented in England March 20. 1888, No. 4,258, and

March 13,1890,No. 9,149.

1 machines for paring the edges of the soles and heels of boots and shoes in which a paring I tool, consisting of a fiat blade provided with a cutting edge, capable of adjustment to the various thicknesses of the soles and heels, is mounted so as to travel round and adapt itself to the edges of the same.

The objects of this invention are, first, to, adapt one machine to pare both the foreparts and the heels of boots and shoes; second, to readily adjust the paring tool and other parts of the machine to any required angle and curve; and third, to provide means for enablin g the tool and other parts to work with accuracy by locking them in position and automatically releasing them at a predetermined point. These objects are attained by the mechanism illustrated ,in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a part side elevation of the machine showing the paring tool in position for paring theedge of the toe of the sole. Fig. 2 is a plan looking at the top of the machine. Fig. 3 is a part side elevation of the machine showing the paring tool in position for paring the rear of the heel. Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively a front and back elevation of the machine with the legs of theframework removed;

a Fig. 6, a part sectional elevation showing the mechanism for actuating and retaining the than Figs. 1 to 5.

paring tool to itswork, drawn to a larger scale Figs. 6 6 and 6 are respectively plansdrawn to the same scale as Figs. 1 to 5, showing three positions of the carriage H, slide I, locking lever 11 and cam K, that is to say, when the paringtool is commencing to pare the vedge at the waist of the boot; when it has pared about half of the toe; and when it has completed the paring operation. Figs. 7and 8 are respectively a sectional elevation and a plan of the slide of the machine. Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 are respectively anelevation, front and back elevations, and a plan looking at the top of the carriage of' the machine. Figs. 13, lat, 15, and 16 are respectively a front elevation, an end elevation, and plans looking at the top and bottom of the tool for paring the heels. Figs. 17, 18, and 19 are respectively part elevations and a plan of the edge forepart paring tool with a cutter applied for chamfering the top or welt portion of the sole. Figs. 20 and 21 are a plan and sectional elevation of the cutter for chamfering the welt portion of the sole. Figs. 22 to 60 are respectively elevations and plans of various portions of the machine drawn to a larger scale than Figs. 1 to 5 and reference is hereinafter made to these detailed views by inclosing such figures in brackets immediately following the letter of reference.

Similarlettersreferto similarparts throughout the several views.

The table or plate A, its legs a. a and its standards or uprights 0/ a, cast or otherwise secured to the upper side of the table, constitute-the framework of the machine. To the uprights a, is east or otherwise fixed a long I horizontal boss or projection a in which is mounted and fixed a bar a so as to project therefrom parallel, or nearly so, with the table. The bar a is preferably made circular in cross section,and on it is mounted by means of the boss I) a curved plate B. The plate B may be adj usted'by means of the set screw b in any desired position upon the bar a Between the uprights c a. is also mounted on the shaft 0 the doubleended lever O. The lower end of the lever C is provided with a lug 0* against which the end of screw-shaft c, mounted in bearings provided for its reception within the table A, is made to work for adjusting purposes. The opposite end of the screw-shaft c is armed with a handle 0 To the top c of the lever O is fixed the curved lever or bar 0 armed at its free end with a bedding piece at, which is jointed thereto to hang over the plate B. The plate B and bedding piece (3 are curved to correspond with the contour of th boot or shoe sole as shown; the center of th radius of the plates being at d of the adjusting bar D.

The bar D is mounted horizontally, above the table, in the bearings a 0. provided for its reception in the upper part of the uprights a so as to be adjusted laterally according to the size of the boot or shoe operated upon, to per mil". of the center d being immediately, or nearly so, over the center of the curvature of the boot or shoe toe. The adjustment of the bar D is regulated by the collars d d which are'retained in position by set screws. The end 61 of bar D is bifurcated, see Fig. 25, to receive the block or axial bearing E (Figs. 26 and 27) which is mounted therein by means of studs or trunnions at d.

In the axial bearing E is mounted by means of the spindle fand nut f the inverted L shaped pendent bracket F. By mounting the bracket F (Figs. 22 and 23) by the spindlef in the axial bearing E, which in turn is jointed to the bar I) a universal joint is provided wherebythe paring tool, to be hereinafter described, may be moved in any required dire'ction.

To the bracket F is fixed the end 9 of the lever or bar G (Figs. 34 and 35), said lever being armed with a handle g (Figs. and 31) for directing and controlling the course or angle of the paring tool. The opposite end 9 of lever G is connected to a sliding part of the carriage H, of the machine, by

means of the fixings g g and link 9 (Figs. 28

and 29) to which the said fixings are jointed by the studs 9 The carriage H (Figs. 9 to 12) of the machine is provided with two uprights h h in which the rod 77/2 slides. The rod is armed at one end with a crosshead h and at the other end with a knob h for bringing it in and out of action. The rod may be kept from revolving by means of the piece 77. mounted thereon so that its lower surface will slide upon the top of the carriage. On the rod is also mounted and fixed the sleeve 72. to which is pivotally attached, by the screw b the fixing g At Figs. 1,2, 6, 9, and 12 the rod is shown in position for the paring tool to be in action, and it is kept to its work by the springs h 71 the ends of which are respectively attached to the crosshead h and to the trunnions h of the sleeve h". The rod h is held in its outward position, as shown, by a slotted catch it arranged to slide vertically on the upright h, and to pass into the notch it provided for its reception in the rod. A second notch k may also be provided in the rod for retaining it in its normal position, that is, when the paring tool is out of action.

The slide I, (Figs. '7 and 8) is provided with a cross-piece I of the shape shown at Fig. 8, which is made to extend across the table A. To the cross-piece I are fixed, at a right angle therewith, the guides 11"17 arranged to slide longitudinally on each side of the table,

as shown at Figsr2, 4 and 5. slide I is a longitudinal recess i for the purposes to be hereinafter described. To the face of the slide I is fixed a circular piece 2', around the periphery of which the semi-circular piece h (cast or otherwise fixed to the under side of the carriage H, and which is turned to fit the circular piece 11 works when the carriage has been traversed forward so as to bring the center of piece 2", under (or nearly so) the center of the toe of the boot or shoe. The circular piece 2 is provided with a stop i against which the ends h and h of the semi-circular piece it are made to work for retaining the carriage H at or about a right angle with the recess 4? as shown at Figs. 6 and 6 while the tool is paring the edge of the sole, say from the breast of the heel to the commencement of the radius of the toe and vice-versa. In order to retain the carriage II in the said position and thereby secure greater accuracy for the working of the paring tool, the end h or h of the semi-circular piece 77. is held against the stop i by a catch portion 1' of the lever 2', (Figs. 36 and 37) said catch portion being adjacent to the point at which the lever 2' is pivoted (at 2'?) to the slide I. The lever 11 is armed on its under side with a pin i which when the carriage H and slide I have traveled to nearly the position shown at Fig. 6 engages with a notch in the form of an incline cam t' formed in the plate 2' (Figs. 47 and The plate 1' is arranged to slide within In the slotted a recess t formed in the central arm of the I slide I. The plate i is fixed to the short vertical shaft J (Fig. 6) by a set screw 2' The lever 11 is locked in the position shown at Fig. 6, by the notched end t' of a tappet lever 11 (Figs. 59 and 60) pivoted to the end of the crosspiece I,at or about a right angle to the lever i )Vhen the lever t is locked by the notched end of the tappet lever 11 as shown at Fig. 6, the outer portion of the catch portion t of lever 11 will be in contact with the end h of the semi-circular piece 71 thereby holdingthe carriage H at or about a right angle to the central arm of the slide I. The paring tool to be hereinafter described is then in a position to commence paring at the waist of the boot near the breast of the heel, the catch end 17* of lever 11 being retained. against the end h by the spring i The lever 11 remains looked, as described, during the outward traverse of the slide I until the commencement of the radius of the toe is reached when the enlarged weighted end 11 of lever t comes in contact with the incline 2' (Figs. 37 and 58) fixed to the table A for raising the notched end from its contact with the lever '6 Instead of allowing the weighted end 2' of lever 01 to mount the incline when it is desired to unlock the lever i the weighted end i may be arranged to travel upon the top of a bar with an inclined end, and descend the incline for releasing purposes. In either case the Weighted end 43 may be kept in contact with the table A, or bar by a spring attached to IIO IZC

pin 43 Simultaneously with the raising of the notched end of lever "6 the cam plate 1' comes in contact with the pin i on the under side of the lever 2' and by the continued outward movement of the slide the lever i is caused by the plate 2' to turn on its pivot i and thereby move the end i away from the end h and clear ofthe semi-circular piece 71 as shown at Fig. 6 As soon as the end i is clear of the semi-circular piece, the carriage H and paring tool are free to revolve around the circular piece 2' and toe of the boot or shoe until the end h comes in contact with the stop '5 when the spring i will have returned the lever i to the position shown at Fig. 6 to permitof theinner side, that is, the side nearest to the pivot i engaging with the end h of the semi-circular piece 71 for locking the carriage H again at a right angle to the central arm of the slide I, as shown at Fig. 6, for paring. the opposite edge of the sole from the toe to the waist. Simultaneously with the releasing of the pin i the runner 2' mounted on pendent pin 1' which is screwed or otherwise fixed to the under side of carriage H, comes in contact with the inner periphery of the concentric cam K (Fig. 38) projecting from the plate K mounted on shaft J below the slotted lever L.

. The slotted leverL (Figs. and 56) forms a cam for reciprocating the slide I and rotating the carriage H. To the under side of the carriage H is fixed a plate h from which projects a pendent stud h armed with a runner 71, arranged to work in the slot Z of lever L. hen the runner h has been traversed in the slot Z to the position shown at Figs. 1 and 6 of the accompanying drawings the paring tool is prevented from moving out of the desired radius by the runners h and i being respectively in position by the end of lever L and cam K.

Motion for traversing the paring tool from the breast of the heel to and round the toe and back to the breast of the heel on the opposite side of the boot or shoe is imparted from the A winch or other handle J mounted on horizontal shaft J through spur gearing J mounted on the horizontal shafts J J, and bevel gearing J mounted on shafts J and J.

The paring tool, previously referred to and shown in detail at Figs. 40 to 54, is provided withaknife M consistingofaflat blade shaped as shown at Figs. 41 and 42 and provided with a cutting edge m The knife is fixed to the face m of the block m (Figs. 49 and 50). The block m is mounted in a carrier (Figs. 39 and 40) consisting of an angle piece m fixed to a pivot pin m. On the block at is also mounted a second block 171 (Figs. 45 and 46) provided with a notch m which passes overthe edge m which is at a right angle to the back m Of the knife M for securing the lower portion of the knife to the block m The front of the blade is chain fered to form a cutting edge m The two blocks m and m are secured in position on the angle piece m by a single bolt m The upper edge m of the knife M is secured between the plate m (Figs. A3 and 44) and welt protector m (Figs. 53 and 54) armed with a projecting lip m arranged to pass over the outer edge of the knife as shown at Fig. 6. The plates m and m are held together by pin m and set screw m and fixed to the top of block m by a set screw m the notch "m on plate m being arranged to fit into the recess m formed for its reception in the upper part of the angle plate m for more securely fixing the knife M in position. In front of the cutting edge m is mounted asole guide m" (Figs. 51 and 52) capable of adjustment vertically to the varying thicknesses of the soles by means of the set screw m; and it may also be adjusted, if required, laterally by a second set screw m ,shown in dotted lines at Fig. 19, working in a slot provided forits reception in the vertical portion of the angle plate m. Attached to or forming part of the sole guide m" is a paring regulator m This is placed slightly in the rear of the knife so that the latter will cut a shaving off the sole. The thickness of the piece m may vary from about three-sixteenths of an inch to any re- .quired thickness.

The pivot pinm is mounted and secured by set screw a in the boss, which forms an axial bearing a, of the carrier N. The carrier N is jointed at n to the lever G as shown, so as toreadily adapt itself to the varying curves of the boot or shoe.

Itwill be readily seen on reference to Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings that the centers of the block E, the circular piece 2' when the tool is paring the toe, and that of the toe, or heel, of the boot or shoe are arranged almost in a line with each other, while as long a leverage as possible is obtained between the centers (Z and 773. Also by'mounting the paring tool as described provision is made for adapting itto the varying contours and curves of the sole.

When it is desired to take out the bit, that is to chamfer the top of the sole from the upper to its front edge, on the plate m ting edge for taking the bit out at the same time that the edge of the sole is being pared. At Figs. 17 to 19 the bit knife m is shown applied to the plate m", and arranged to take the place ofthe welt protector m that is, to perform the functions of both welt protector and bit knife.

The action of the machine for paring the edge of the forepart of the sole is as followsz-The bedding piece c is placed within the boot or shoe so that its lower surface will rest upon the inner sole, while the outside of the sole rests upon the plate B. By mounting the latter plate on the round pin a its po- 'sition will be readily adapted to thesole;

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The boot, shown in dotted lines at Fig. 1, is clamped in position on the machine, with the center of the toe over the center of the circular plate 1', by the curved plate B and bedding piece 0 the requisite pressure being imparted thereto by handle 0 through screw shaft 0 which forces the end 0 of lever C outward, and the end c inward carrying with it the bar 0' for pressing the bedding piece 0 tightly onto the inner sole of the boot. The center cl is then adjusted by means of the bar D and collars d 01 so that the center d shall be approximately over the center of the too. The carriage H having been previously moved to its extreme inner position, as at Fig. (S that is, near the uprights a, in which position the carriage H will be at or about a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the bar D, and to the slide 1 and the cam lever L at or about an angle say of twenty-eight or thirty degrees (more or less) to the said slide. The paring tool is then placed in position, after the rod W has been pressed inward until the catch it is fixed in notch h, with the welt protector 'm. (or bit knife m resting upon the top of the sole, to prevent the upper coming in contact with the edge m of the knife M, and the bottom of the sole resting upon the sole guide m which has been adjusted to the thickness of the sole by screw m. The knife M commences paring at or near the breast of the heel, say at ocFig. 1, at which point the lever G will have raised the knife owing to its radial connection with bar D and axial bearing E up toits work, and it is held thereto by means of the rod 79, sleeve h, springs h fixings g g and link 9 By mounting the bar D and spindlesf, m in axial bearings, and also pivoting or jointing thebearing E, the carrier N, and fixing g as described the knife M will adapt itself to the varying curvatures of the sole. The carriage H when in this position is locked by the end h of semicircular piece 71 being held against the stop 71 by the lever as described. By connecting the carriage H with the cam lever L, by means of runner h pin it and plate h tit is caused to slide in a longitudinal direction until the commencement of the radius of the toe is reached whenever the handle J! is rotated thereby imparting a rotary motion to the cam lever L through shafts J J J and gearing J J. The carriage H remains in a locked position until the cutting edge m of the knife has been brought in 'a line with or opposite to the center of the toe, that is, at the commencement of the radius of the toe. When this point has been reached the end t of lever 1' will have traveled up the incline 2 and raised the notched end 11 of lever 11 clear of lever 2' and at the same time the inclined plate 1'" will have acted upon pin Q1 as previously described, for unlocking the carriage H and moving the lever 11 to the position shown at Fig. 6 thus permitting the carriage H to revolve on its axis 2' around the center plate 1' fixed to slide I. At the same time the runner d will have been brought in contact with cam K thereby retaining the knife in position while the toe is being pared. When the carriage H is released from its connection with lever i the cam lever L causes it to revolve round the center plate 41 until the end h of the semi-circular piece h comes in contact with the stop i during which rotation the knife will have pared the toe. As soon as the end h is against the stop 1' the inner side'of end t of lever 11 then engages with the end h of the semi-circular piece for holding the carriage H at a right angle to the slide I as shown at Fig. 6 while the opposite edge of the sole from the toe to the breastof the heel is being pared. It will thus be seen that while the shaft J and cam lever L are making half a revolution the knife M is carried completely round the edge of the forepart of the sole, that is from waist to waist, by first causing the slide I and carriage H to travel together until the knife reaches the commencement of the radius of the toe, when the carriage His released and travels alone round the toe, after which the carriage is again locked when the slide I, carriage H, and knifeM are simultaneously traversed to a position near the uprights a as at Fig. 6. During the traverse of the knife round the edge of the sole its angle is regulated and controlled by the operator by means of the handle g. When the knife has reached a point on the opposite edge of the sole to 00 the catch h is raised from notch h which releases the bar If and permits the springs 77. to return the bar to its normal position for the catch to enter notch 71 thereby withdrawing the knife from its contact with the edge of the sole.

To pare the heel which requires a wider knife than is used for the edge of the sole we proceed as follows: We use aplate B with a flat top as shown at Fig. 3, and a bar or lever G provided with a curved end is fixed to the end c) of lever O in place of the parts shown at Fig. 1. The boot, shown in dotted lines at Fig. 3, is placed with its toe toward the uprights at, its heel resting on the plate B, and clamped thereon by the curved end of lever O in a similar way to that described for Fig. 1. The knife holder m, for the heel paring tool, is pivoted to a carrier N which in turn is jointed to the lever G as previously described. The knife P, shown at Figs. 13 to 15, is fixed to the holder m by means of wedge shaped plates m m which take the place of the blocks and plates described for the sole paring tool. The wedge shaped pieces 'm m may be adjusted by the screws m 772 Instead of making the welt protector a fixture and adjusting the paring regulator m as previously described, we connect them together and arrange that they shall be capable of adjustment by means of lever O pivoted to carrier m by pin 0 The welt protector m and paring regulator m are mounted upon the rod 0' sliding in the bearings .O O and arranged so that the upper end of the rod shall work between the bifurcated end 0 of lever O. The protector m" is arranged to work on the seat of the heel, and it is retained in contact therewith by a spring 0 placed on the rod 0 between the bearing 0 and movable collar 0 The protectorm may be raised and lowered to its work by means of the lever O. A second paring regulator O to work against the top lift of the heel may also be provided when required. The paring tool is traversed round the heel in a similar manner to that described for paring the toe, but instead of using templets and a roller, the top, lift or layer of the heel is out nearly to its finished size before the heel is built and it is made to take the place of a templet, and the knife is guided round the heel by the handle g.

Having now particularly described the nature of this invention and how the same may be carried into practice, I declare that what I claim is -1. A machine for paring the edges of the soles and heels of boots and shoes, comprising a main frame, means for holding a boot or shoe in position, a fiat cutting blade, a carrier in which it is mounted,abraoket to whichthe carrier is hinged, a universal joint or connection between the bracket and the frame of the machine, a welt protector,a sole guide secured to the knife carrier, a carriage, flexible connections between the knife-carrier and the carriage, a slide to which the carriage is pivotally connected and mechanism for operating the carriage and slide.

2. In a boot and shoe edge paring machine, the combination of a main frame, a paring knife, a carrier in which it isv mounted, a bracket pivotally connected with the knife carrier, a universal joint or connection between the bracket and the frame of the ma chine, a carriage provided with a spring actuated sleeve connected by links with the knife carrier, a slide pivotally connectedwith the carriage, and mechanism for operating the carriage and slide.

3. In a boot and shoe edge paring machine, a paring knife mounted in a carrier pivoted to a pendent lever suspended from a laterally adjusted bar capable of turning in its bearings, said lever being coupled to the bar by a universal joint and its motion controlled by a slide and carriage mounted on a table below the work, and mechanism as described for locking the carriage during one portion of its traverse, releasing it during another stage,

and again locking during the completion of the same.

4. In a boot and shoe edge-paring machine, the combination of a main frame, a knife, a block to which it is fixed, a carrier in which the block is mounted, an attaching piece in which the carrier has an axial bearing, a pendent lever to which the attaching piece is secured, and an adjustable bar to which the pendent lever is connected.

5. The combination of the knife M, the carrier m, the block m mounted therein and to Which the knife is secured, the block m in which the edge of the knife is seated, the bolt m for securing the blocks m and m to the carrier m, the plate m between which and the carrier on the knife is secured, the welt protector m on the upper end of the knife, the sole guide m near the edge of theknife and the paring regulator m mounted on the sole guide.

6. The combination in a boot and shoe edgeparing machine of a main frame, an adjust able bar, a knife carrier operatively connected with the adjustable bar, a knife in said carrier, and a combined bit knife and welt protector attached to a blade m of the carrier, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. The combination, in a boot and shoe edge paring machine, of a knife fixed in a carrier, a sole guide adjustably mounted in said carrier, a second carrier having an axial bearing in which the spindle of the first named carrier is mounted, a pendent lever to which the second carrier is jointed, a handle fixed to said pendent lever, a universal joint consisting of a fixing to which the pendent lever is attached, and an axial bearing, and abar adjustably mounted in the framework of the machine, as set forth.

8. The combination in a boot and shoe edge paring machine, of the table A, the slide I mounted to reciprocate thereon, the carriage l-I, connected with the slide, the cam leverL operatively connected with the carriage, mechanism for actuating the lever L, the bar it mounted on the carriage, the cross-head h on the bar, springs h secured to the cross-head, a sleeve h on the bar 7L2 to which the springs 7L8 are secured, the pendent bracket G, the knife carrier N, secured thereto, a knife M, connected with the carrier and connections between the knife carrier and the sleeve h of the carriage.

9. In a boot and shoe edge paring machine,

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the combination of a carriage armed with a semi-circular piece, a slide having a recess in its slotted guide and armed with a stop and circular center piece, the locking and releasing mechanism, a runner mounted on a pendent pin, a slotted cam lever, a cam plate and mechanism as described for intermittently reciprocating the slide and rotating thecarriage, for the purposes specified.

10. The combination in a boot and shoe edge paring machine of the carriage H, a slide I pivotally connected with the carriage, a bar 71 in bearings 72 h in the carriage, a catch h mounted on the carriage and engaging with the bar h a cross-head h secured to the bar 71 a sleeve it carried by the bar, springs h connecting the cross-head with the sleeve, a paring knife, and connections between the sleeve and the paring knife.

11. The combination, in a boot and shoe edge paring machine, of a slide mounted upon the table of the machine and having a slotted center and recessed guide, a locking piece working in said recessed guide, alever mounted on the top of said slide, a tappet piece, an incline mounted on said table, a circular center piece armed with a stop, and a carriage armed with a semi-circular piece, for the purposes specified.

12. The combination in aboot and shoe edge paring machine, of the table A, uprights 0,, a boss 0, projecting from the uprights a, a bar a supported in the boss a a boss 1) adjustably secured to the bar a a plate B mounted on the boss I), a double-ended lever O, a bar 0 connected therewith, a bedding piece 0 jointed to said bar 0, and mechanism substantially as described for adjusting the bedding piece to its work.

13. In a boot and shoe edge-paring machine, the combination of a table, its upright, an adjustable bar carried by the upright, the work supporting and clamping devices also carried by the upright, the knife, its carrier, a pend- V 

